poor brake truck maintenance
Poor Brake Maintenance Causes Truck Accident
Brake failure is the most common cause of tractor-trailer accidents in Washington. Brakes on a large truck can fail because of poor vehicle maintenance or as a result of overloading a truck. Whatever the cause, when a large truck weighing 80,000 pounds or more loses its brakes, it can be quite frightening and almost always causes harm to other travelers or passengers in the vehicle. Serious personal injuries or even death are often the result of such negligence.
Recently, the Desert Trail published a news report covering a truck accident in which the truck driver tried to stop his truck to avoid hitting another vehicle. As a result, the tractor-trailer jackknifed. Authorities who investigated the truck accident said when the driver applied the brakes, the vehicle entered into a skid, possibly because the rear brakes on the trailer were not properly adjusted. Thankfully, no one was injured in this accident. The Washington truck accident lawyers have represented numerous injured clients who have been catastrophically injured or have lost loved ones in similar truck accidents.
In such cases, the trucking company could be held liable for injuries caused to innocent motorists. Injured victims could seek compensation for medical expenses, loss of wages, cost of hospitalization, therapy and long-term care. If you or a loved one has been injured in a Washington big rig accident, please contact the experienced Seattle personal injury accident lawyers of The Bernard Law Group at 1-800-418-8282 or info@bernardlawgroup.com for a FREE, comprehensive and confidential consultation and case evaluation. We can also send you our FREE informational brochure, which has useful educational information to help you understand your legal rights and options. Get in touch with Kirk Bernard and his skilled legal team today.
